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ST, Published on Aug 14, 2013 The driver of a white lorry, Mr Ramli Akbar, was arrested after his vehicle swerved across four lanes on Sembawang Road before hitting a tree, tipping over and crashing into an Audi sedan on Monday night. A pill found on the driver has been sent to the Central Narcotics Bureau for testing. -- PHOTO: SHIN MIN    By Lim Yan Liang A LORRY driver who had been taking shipyard workers home was arrested after losing control of his vehicle and swerving across four lanes into a tree. The lorry, with three Indian workers in the back and three locals in the front, ran into the kerb at a junction before careering across Sembawang Road into the tree and tipping over onto its side. It skidded for about 3m before crashing into a white Audi sedan parked in front of a seafood restaurant. One Indian worker, Mr C

Audrey Kang The New Paper Thursday, Aug 08, 2013 Reproduced on  AsiaOne SINGAPORE - What was supposed to be a quiet Sunday morning turned into a life-saving attempt after his wife shook him awake. Mr Hari L.R. Arjunan, 38, was sound asleep when his wife, Madam Shantha, woke him, telling him frantically that someone had fallen into the canal next to their flat. Madam Shantha, 36, a housewife, said: "I heard a loud noise and my dog was barking nonstop. So I looked out the window. "I saw a lorry on its side and I rushed to wake my husband. I told him to go help because nobody was helping." The accident happened on Sunday at around 7.40am on the Pan Island Expressway (PIE), near the Jurong East Avenue 1 exit. All nine people in the lorry - all foreign workers - were injured when the vehicle was thrown onto its side after a BMW collided with it. The driver and a worker in the front seat were trapped and later freed. The others who sat in the back

ST, Published on Aug 07, 2013 6:52 AM   CONSTRUCTION worker Nagaraj Sathiaraj, 25, arrived from India less than a month ago to earn a living and help support his family of five back home. But disaster struck last Sunday, just about 20 days after he set foot in Singapore. Mr Nagaraj was one of nine workers injured when a BMW rammed into the back of the pick-up truck they were in. Speaking to The Straits Times yesterday, his uncle Muthukaruppan Ayyanar, 47, said his nephew is the oldest of four siblings and came from Tamil Nadu. "I felt so worried when I saw him in hospital. He only spent 20 days here and his family has no money. When I called them, his mother was crying on the phone," said Mr Muthukaruppan, who has been doing excavation work in Singapore for over 15 years and is married with two children. He added that his nephew, a bachelor, still has fees of between $6,000 and $7,000 to pay the agent who brought him here. "Now he cannot work so how

ST, Published on Aug 05, 2013 A BMW (above) yesterday crashed into the back of a pickup, which was carrying workers from China and India. The pickup was left lying on its side. Seven of the workers were reportedly flung from the vehicle, with one landing in a nearby canal. -- PHOTOS: SHIN MIN DAILY NEWS A BMW yesterday crashed into the back of a pickup, which was carrying workers from China and India. The pickup was left lying on its side (above). Seven of the workers were reportedly flung from the vehicle, with one landing in a nearby canal. -- PHOTOS: SHIN MIN DAILY NEWS By Bryna Singh A SUSPECTED drink-driver was arrested yesterday following a crash that left nine people injured and a lorry lying on its side. The man in his 20s was behind the wheel of a BMW that smashed into the back of the pickup, which was carrying workers from China and India. Seven of them were reportedly flung from the lorry w

Straits Times, Published on Aug 06, 2013   By Maryam Mokhtar And Jalelah Abu Bakar SUNDAY's crash on the Pan-Island Expressway (PIE) which left a pickup truck on its side and nine construction workers injured has reignited the debate over how workers are transported. Companies are being urged to start hiring buses for their workers instead of using lorries. The issue came under the spotlight in 2010 when three Chinese nationals were killed after the overloaded lorry they were in skidded and overturned. In the wake of the public debate which followed, the Government brought forward the deadline for new safety rules requiring, for instance, light lorries which ferry workers to fix canopies and higher side railings. The pickup that overturned on Sunday after a BMW car crashed into it met these requirements, said the construction company involved. This shows that tightening safety standards does not go

ST, Published on Aug 04, 2013 9:26 PM    A car driver was arrested on Sunday, Aug 4, 2013, after his recklessness on the road caused a lorry to overturn and left nine injured.  -- PHOTO: SHINMIN A car driver was arrested on Sunday, Aug 4, 2013, after his recklessness on the road caused a lorry to overturn and left nine injured.  -- PHOTO: SHINMIN By Bryna Singh A car driver was arrested on Sunday, after his recklessness on the road caused a lorry to overturn and left nine injured. The impact of the collision also saw seven of the lorry's eight passengers being flung out of the vehicle and onto the road. One even landed in a nearby canal. At least four of the passengers are believed to be seriously injured, having sustained multiple fractures. The male BMW driver in his 20s is understood to have been drink driving, when he hit the lorry from the back. The lorry was carrying seven Indian an

Nine people were injured in an accident between a car and a lorry on Sunday on the Pan-Island Expressway (PIE). Channel NewsAsia, 4 Aug 2013 SINGAPORE: Nine people were injured in an accident between a car and a lorry on Sunday on the Pan-Island Expressway (PIE). The accident occurred at about 8am along the PIE towards the direction of Tuas near the Jurong West Avenue 1 exit. The Singapore Civil Defence Force said four ambulances and one support vehicle were at the scene. Police said the nine injured were the lorry driver and his passengers. At least three of them required immediate surgery. Two of them had spinal injuries while the rest had injuries to their face, head and hands. They were taken to National University Hospital and Alexandra Hospital. The lorry was apparently ferrying foreign workers. The driver of the car, who was in his twenties, was arrested. It is understood that the car driver was driving under the influence of alcohol. - CNA/fa/al